mudragada909 Says
Hi Puys,Here are 6 more questions..explanations pls
1)It could be argued that the most significant virtue of a popular democracy is not the right to 10 participate in the selection of leaders,
but rather that it affirms our importance in the scheme of things.
A) but instead of that, its affirming thatB) but rather its affirmation of
C) but rather it's affirmation in terms of
D) affirming rather
E) but rather that it affirms
"Rather than" is always better than "instead of".But all answer choices except A, only provides rather... which i think is not correct so I go with choice A.
2)Defense attorneys have occasionally argued that their clients' misconduct stemmed from a reaction to something ingested, but
in attributing criminal or delinquent behavior to some food allergy, the perpetrators are in effect told that they are not responsible for their actions.
A) if criminal or delinquent behavior is attributed to an allergy to some food
B) in attributing behavior that is criminal or delinquent to an allergy to some food
C) in attributing criminal or delinquent behavior to some food allergyD) if some food allergy is attributed as the cause of criminal or delinquent behavior
E) in attributing a food allergy as the cause of criminal or delinquent behavior
The correct idiom is Attribute to. that elimiantes D and E right away.
In choice A.. if clause is used for condition and it's like
If X will happen, Y happens. so A is incorrect. and C is better than B.
3) The original building and loan associations were organized as limited life funds, whose members made monthly payments on their share
subscriptions, then taking turns drawing on the funds for home mortgages.
A) subscriptions and then took turns drawingB) subscriptions, and then taking turns drawing
C) subscriptions, then taking turns drawing
D) subscriptions and then took turns, they drew
E) subscriptions and then drew, taking turns
The frist part of sentence is is past tense- members made monthly payement.... so the second part should be in past tense too- and then
took turns... this eliminates B,C and E. D does not specify what the members took turns doing.and similarily E does not specify what the members
drew.
4)An inventory equal to 90 days sales is
as much as even the strongest businesses carry, and then only as a way to anticipate higher prices or ensure against shortages.
A) as much as evenB) even so much that
C) even as much that
D) so much as even
E) even so much as
As much as-the idiom is apt here.
So much as is considered idiomatic if it is preceded by a negative.In choices C,D,E
even is misplaced so that it no longer clearly modifies
the storngest businesses. And, the use of
that rather than
as is unidiomatic in choices D and E.
5)A "calendar stick" carved centuries ago by the Winnebago tribe may provide the first evidence
that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them on systematic astronomical observation.
A) of the development of advanced full-year calendars by North American Indians, basing them
B) that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them
C) of the North American Indians who have developed advanced full-year calendars and based them
D) that the North American Indians developed advanced full-year calendars basedE) of the North American Indians and their development of advanced full-year calendars based
The correct idiom is
Based On. which elimiantes A,B and C.
Use of
that is required here to provide information that is critical. in this ques to provide an evidence that the NA developed...
6) Minnesota is the only one of the contiguous forty-eight states
that still has a sizable wolf population, and where this predator remains the archenemy of cattle and sheep.
A) where the population of wolves is still sizable;
B) where there is still a sizable population of wolves and where C) that still has a sizable wolf population, and where
D) that still has a sizable population of wolves, and where
E) that still has a sizable wolf population, where
In C and D, the construction
that still has...and where modifies
Minnesota with clauses that are not grammatically parallel. In choice E, the omission of
and illogically makes the
where... clause modify
wolf population rather than
Minnesota--Choice A is grammatically constructed, but it lacks a conjunction that establishes a logical relation b/w the clauses. In B, the best choice parallel construction of
where....and where... allows both clauses to modify Minnesota.
Regards,
Neha
but happy coz verbal has a nemesis for me thru out my mba journey(read cat,xat,iift,fms).. Thank God I dint have a bad day for once!